The OET has developed a new virtual meeting network that supports state-of-the-art conferencing solutions. The VNET offers the following communication and collaboration benefits for education administrators:
· Reduces costly travel and out-of-office time for division administrators attending meetings
· Increases division-level administrator participation in statewide discussions or collaborations
· Provides meeting support, professional development, and technical assistance to divisions and regional consortia

VNET supports two forms of virtual communications: two-way interactive videoconferencing and Web-based conferencing. The OET has developed a series of documents to support virtual conferencing, which can be found at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Technology/OET/vnet.shtml .